<VV> Stuck needle

[Ron]

Power valve needles don't stick in!  They always fall out when you forget 
about them and fly to some hidden place where they stay forever.
RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tony Underwood" <tonyu at roava.net>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 10:07 AM
Subject: Re: <VV> Stuck needle


> At 08:04 hours 11/29/2005, UltraMonzaWest at aol.com wrote:
>>In a message dated 11/29/2005 7:45:24 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
>>pp2 at 6007.us
>>writes:
>>
>> > Anyone have a suggestion on how to get it out ?
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>>Heat the carb body in an oven.....the growth of the needle will break 
>>loose
>>whatever is capturing it....when it cools....should fall out...
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> If this doesn't do it, do what I did last time...  break out the soldering 
> iron and carefully tin the top of the pump discharge needle and then 
> solder a length of heavy copper wire (~#10 for instance) to the top. 
> This does double-duty for the discharge needle by first heating it and 
> also  allowing you to yank on it so as to get it out.   Try not to let 
> much flux run down into the discharge needle bore; no need on making it 
> any more stuck than it already is.
>
> You need not worry about soldering the needle to the carb casting since 
> it's aluminum alloy and solder isn't gonna stick to it.   Likewise, the 
> solder can be easily removed from the needle once it's loose.    You will 
> need a respectable iron to do this since the carb body casting is gonna 
> wanna sink the heat away from the needle which might make it hard to get a 
> good tinning so as to be able to solder the wire to it.
>
> Anyway, this trick always worked for me, never had one stick up bad enough 
> that this wouldn't remove it unless the casting and needle were horribly 
> corroded which would likely render the casting useless to begin with. 
> Ditto the power valve needle (in the carbs that used it) which is even 
> worse for sticking and staying stuck.
>
>
> tony..
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